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Mistrust in politics is eternal. But in the early days of democracy, at least in principle, it was the people who kept an eye on the state, not the...
The Liberal and National Parties would be smart to support Mark Butler’s reforms, rejecting the opportunity for a short-lived friendship with...
The stalemate in the Middle East war is the enduring backdrop to the instant chaos of another attempted assassination of the US president.
Ceremonies whose sole purpose once was to commemorate those who served, suffered and died are increasingly being made to carry every contemporary...
Ahead of the Japanese prime minister’s visit, has Canberra fully thought through the implications of its burgeoning defence links with Tokyo?
The shooting at the White House correspondent’s dinner was the third assassination attempt on the US president in less than two years.
The young are not falling behind because the old have too much, but because the systems designed to protect them have made it difficult to create new...
Australia’s urban sprawl makes mass transit extraordinarily expensive, and the fare experiments in Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland aren’t helping.
When incoming numbers run ahead of housing supply, infrastructure and services, the consequences are immediate and wide-ranging.
There is no clear financial evidence for the claim that Cricket Australia must sell permanent equity in its best commercial asset to secure its...
Thanks to Donald Trump’s war with Iran, the foundations of the US dollar system have come into question, presenting a clear and present danger to...
Consulting is not about to disappear, and the demand for judgment under uncertainty will not change. What is changing is how that judgment will be...
Waiting for big military hardware to arrive appears to be preparing to fight the last war, as asymmetric and autonomous weapons revolutionise warfare.
On April 25, we elevate courage and willingness to sacrifice as central to who we are. But in everyday life, those traits are often treated with more...
It’s a long plane ride but a quick paycheck. And as the Harry and Meghan show demonstrated, we are suckers for celebrities – even faded ones.
As former premiers from different parties, we have both seen how quickly serious national reform efforts can move from considered policy to contested...
The National Disability Insurance Scheme has become the gold standard for reform. For all the wrong reasons.
Nations can become wealthier and more secure by profitably supplying more of what the world wants most from them.
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s thesis is that disinflation will follow from tremendous investment in artificial intelligence.
Most journalists pay little attention to off budget spending. But we owe it to Australian taxpayers to speak truth about the real state of the...
The government is now rightly, if belatedly, seizing the reform opportunity, which hopefully will help return the scheme to something closer to its...
The real test will be whether this ambitious agenda can be delivered at pace and translate into enduring system change.
It should never have taken so long to stop a scheme hitting $100 billion next decade when it was originally costed at $14 billion.
Labor is tackling a scheme that has become unaffordable and wildly out of control in what it covers. But delivering on its commitment will be harder...
Fewer and fewer Americans think of Israel as David standing up to the Arab world’s Goliath. More and more associate it with heavy-handed militarism.
Australian leaders need to start grappling with how to build a world-class AI skills base; homegrown know-how that might one day be vital for our...
Four key design principles point to a specific set-up: progressive price-linked royalty on LNG exports, with a volume-based floor.
The rigid discipline makes sense for ministers, but it’s strange that no backbenchers are raising concerns about US president’s erratic behaviour.
More rigid and fractious labour relations will inevitably make Australia less attractive as a destination for investment.
The travel free-for-all sends exactly the wrong signal to Victorians about what is required to fix the state’s dire budget predicament.
As the Strait of Hormuz conflict rewrites the inflation playbook, the classic portfolio strategy faces its biggest test in decades.
Right-wing and anti-immigration parties are on a tear across Europe. What does the rise of One Nation say about the mood in Australia?
The other options on the table would lead to fewer new houses being built and make the intergenerational equity problem worse.
The war in the Middle East is currently more likely to escalate than to be resolved by negotiation.
To imply that people with psychosocial disability are merely the “worried well” and don’t have a true disability is discriminatory and unfair.
Should Firmus’ float on the ASX proceed, it will be a test of broader market sentiment, and may validate the hype or puncture the bubble around AI...
A capable, independent Australian Defence Force is an unalloyed good, but self-defence is no substitute for securing the shipping lanes of the...
History shows that markets quickly rationalise conflicts, suggesting today’s oil volatility and Iran war fears are temporary hurdles.
Concern about the economic impact of the Middle East conflict has only increased since the treasurer’s recent meeting with the world’s other...
Should Firmus’s float on the ASX proceed, it will be a test of broader market sentiment, and may either validate the hype or puncture the bubble...
If potential investors assess that this revised regime makes some potential projects unattractive, then there is no economic case for those projects.
A 3600-kilometre drive reveals the stark lack of price transparency outside WA, as fuel prices rocket despite the government’s excise intervention.
Companies are reining in benefits, but workers are unlikely to miss some of them as much as you might think.
When the turnaround happens, it will happen quickly. Investors should be in a position to quickly muster capital to take advantage of the change in...
The true test is whether the budget shifts the dial on key policy settings in directions conducive to building a bigger, faster-growing and more...
We will tear down barriers to private investment, rebuild our depleted sovereign capability, and raise our immigration standards.
Challengers Xinja and Volt have well and truly disappeared, in1bank is fighting to retain its licence and few others are stepping up to have a crack.
Entry-level professionals are being celebrated for their AI skills, but no one is being frank about the fact these new tools will replace those...
The immediate crisis appears to be waning, but the opportunity to take lessons learnt should not be passed by.
Given the debate over oil reserves, the government can thank its lucky stars it “lost” the bid to hold this year’s UN climate change summit in...
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